The Rivers State Police Command has condemned the assault of some Port Harcourt-based journalists by police officers during a recent protest organised by supporters of the Take-It-Back movement in Port Harcourt. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the command, the police described the incident as “unfortunate” and assured that a full and thorough investigation […]

Three American citizens convicted for their roles in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the United States to serve out the remainder of their prison sentences. The trio, Marcel Malanga Malu, Tylor Thomson, and Zalman Polun Benjamin, had originally been sentenced to death by a military court […]

China’s Ministry of Commerce has added 12 US companies to its export control list and another six to its unreliable entities list, effective Thursday. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that companies added to the export control list include American Photonics and Novotech. Exports of dual-use items to these […]

Itsekiri natives have shut down a 28,000-barrels-per-day oil production facility in Ogidigben, Warri, Delta State. In a video released by TVC on Wednesday, hundreds of Ogidigben natives were seen protesting at the entrance of the facility. Details to come… Daily Post

The Nigerian government has declared that the naira-for-crude sale deal with Dangote Refinery and other local refineries, facilitated through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, remains effective. The Technical Sub-Committee on the Crude and Refined Product Sales in Naira Initiative gave this update in a statement on Wednesday after meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday. […]

Thomas Adewumi University, Oko, Kwara State, has expelled a former student, Mr. Adeleye Israel Olayisade, over his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities. In a public disclaimer posted on the university’s official social media page on Wednesday, the management stated that Mr. Olayisade was a student of the Anatomy programme before his expulsion. The statement warned […]

No fewer than six people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed and several homes destroyed in a renewed outbreak of violence over a longstanding land dispute in Ebonyi State. The land tussle was said to be between the Ndukwe community in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area, and Okporojo in Oso, Edda Local Government Area, […]

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Tuesday awarded the sum of N100m in general damages against Louisville Girls Secondary School, Gwagwalada, for negligence of duty of care which led to the d3ath of a student. Justice Sylvanus Oriji delivered the judgement in a suit filed by Mr Ifeanyi Ikpeatusim, who accused the […]

In Lagos State, a female commercial driver has demanded justice after being attacked and abused by an Agbero while attempting to stop the theft of her car’s battery. In a widely shared video on Tuesday, the woman was shown crying with face swollen as she described how the Agbero got into her car pretending to […]